Veronika Decides to Die
2009 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
The story centers on Veronika (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a 28 years old woman who appears to have everything: good looks, good job and a great life ahead of her. Yet she decides to end her own life. She is unsuccessful and awakens in a mental hospital where she learns that she has five days to live. We learn that the reason that she attempted suicide was that she felt so constrained by the rules and expectations of 'normal' society that she had concluded that she had experienced all that life had to offer. However in the hospital she meets people who are only 'insane' because they don't always follow society's rules. With little left to lose, Veronika embarks on a journey on which she frees herself to experience relationships and emotions and ultimately discovers what it means to live.
Direction Emily Young
Cast Sarah Michelle Gellar · David Thewlis · Erika Christensen · Jonathan Tucker · Melissa Leo · Erica Gimpel · Florencia Lozano · Victor Slezak · Barbara Sukowa · Rena Owen · Adrian Martinez · Matthew Cowles
Soundtrack Murray Gold
Screenplay Larry Gross · Roberta Hanley · Paulo Coelho
Cinematography Seamus Tierney
Original title Veronika Decides to Die
6.1
1K votes (FilmAffinity)
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